The trek starts at Sixth Crossing — a pioneer crossing point on the Sweetwater River in south-central Wyoming — and snakes its way over a hilly landscape. It climbs the jagged limestone of Rocky Ridge ...

With 4 ounces of flour and the name of a church pioneer hanging around their necks, area Mormon youths recently walked in the footsteps of their faith. In July, 65 teenagers and 25 adults from the ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley praised the courage and determination of the handcart pioneers Sunday, saying their trek from Iowa to Utah 150 years also serves as a ...

KEARNEY - The trip across Nebraska for the pioneers pushing handcarts was generally filled with hardships, but the 150th anniversary celebration in Kearney June 2 and 3 should be filled with fun.

KEARNEY - The story of "Uncle Charlie," who led the rescue party that saved many Mormon handcart pioneers stranded in a snowstorm, will be told June 2 and 3 at the Great Platte River Road Archway ...

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SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah man is catching the vision of the Mormon handcart pioneers. He's reenacting the trek to the Salt Lake Valley all the way from Iowa City. Following in the footsteps of the ...

Scores of young people from western Nevada County pressed against heavy handcarts along country in a recent re-enactment of the arrival of the original Mormon pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. They ...

IOWA CITY (AP) — Amy Dawson knows it’s impossible to appreciate the difficulty, risks and sacrifice her Mormon ancestors made 150 years ago when they hiked 1,300 miles across the Great Plains to ...